Kiltartan

41 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kiltartan, from 339 m² to 49,321 m² (4.93 ha, 12.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Kiltartan in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 8 Sept 2022Conditional

  for the change of dwellinghouse & garage plans to those previously approved under pl. ref. no. 20/856 and for all ancillary services and site works.Gross floor space of proposed works 167.00sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260910

• 2 Jul 2020Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, garage, treatment unit and all associated services. Gross floor space of proposed development: 216.7 msq & 30.1 msq.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 20856

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kiltartan.

Recorded monuments

• GA122-104 Church
  Description

  On a N-facing slope overlooking marshy land. According to Fahey (1904, 218-9) and Hynes (1904, 15), this medieval church was dedicated to St Attracta. It consists of a well-preserved ivy-mantled rectangular building (c. 19.8m E-W; c. 7.6m N-S) which is roughly centrally located in a graveyard (GA122-104001-). Access is gained via a pointed arch doorway at the W end of the N wall. A round-headed window is visible to the E of the doorway, and further to the E again there is a wall monument (GA122-104002-). A triple-light cusped ogee-headed window is set off-centre in the E gable. Fahey (1904, 218-19) suggested that the two 'curious projections' carved on its mullions appeared ‘to be stone stables for holding bolts’. That on the N mullion ends in a carved human head, while that on the S one ends in an animal head. A wall cupboard is visible towards the E end of the S wall. To its W there is a single-light ogee-headed window and further W again a single-light round-headed window. The W gable is featureless apart from a small round-headed window high up in the gable, indicating that there was formerly a loft at this end of the church. Harbison (2005, 22-3) suggests that the church is unlikely to be much earlier than AD 1200 as its E end is characterised by the use of cyclopean masonry. Its W end appears to have been rebuilt sometime around the 15th century. At this time the church may have been lengthened and, if so, the original W doorway was replaced with that in the N wall. Also at this time the upper portions of the side-walls and the E window were rebuilt and some of the narrow round-headed windows of the earlier construction phase were re-inserted in the side-walls. A partially worked boulder now perched on the wall tomb is reputed to be that tied to St Colman's mother when she was thrown into the Kiltartan River (Fahey 1904, 218-19). (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 2, 602-7) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 March 2020

• GA122-104001 Graveyard
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA122-104002 Wall monument
  Description

  This wall monument consists of a canopied altar tomb which is located towards the E end of the N wall of the medieval church (GA122-104----). The front of the altar is divided into five panels capped by ogee-headed arches. The moulded arch soaring above it remains intact. A modern crucifix occupies the niche. Harbison (2005, 23) has dated this to the 15th century and suggests that the arches may once have been painted. A partially worked boulder now perched on the altar is reputed to be that tied to St Colman's mother when she was thrown into the Kiltartan River (Fahey 1904, 218-19). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 10 March 2020

• GA122-105 Chapel
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA122-106 School
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA122-148 Milestone
  Description

  In an earthen embankment on the NE side of a local roadway, c. 200m to the NW of the entrance to Kiltartan church (GA122-104----). This milestone, named ‘M.S.’ on the 1922 edition of the OS 6-inch map, consists of a well-dressed flat-topped trapezoidal-shaped limestone pillar (H 0.63m; Wth 0.29m at front, 0.46m at rear; D 0.36m) with a narrow chamfer to the outer angles. It bears the following inscription of the front face: ‘15 From Galway’. The upper part of the numerals is damaged by heavy spalling (O’Sullivan 2021, No. 3). The milestone is one of nine in the study area, see also GA122-098----, GA122-147----, GA113-189----, GA113-217----, GA113-218----, GA103-217----, GA103-218---- and GA103-219----). (McManus 2022, 13-14, No. 3) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 23 March 2023 McManus, G. 2022 Nine 18th-century milestones on the 'Old Galway Road' from Gort to Galway. Unpublished specialist report, Ardrahan Heritage Group. O'Sullivan, J. 2021 Nine 18th-century milestones on the 'Old Galway Road'. Unpublished specialist report, Ardrahan Heritage Group.

Architectural heritage

• Saint Attracta's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan Roman Catholic church, dated 1842, having two-bay nave, single-bay transepts, shallow single-bay chancel (to west end), recent sacristy to west gable, and recent gabled porch to south elevation. Pitched slate roofs having terracotta ridge cresting, cast-iron rainwater goods, limestone copings and sculpted limestone Celtic cross finials. Lined-and-ruled render to walls, with plinth course. Inscribed limestone plaque to external wall of south transept. Pointed arch window openings, double-light to transept gables and to east end of nave, with tooled limestone sills and block-and-start surrounds to all elevations except for those to rear of building, latter being rendered, and nave windows having stained glass. Row of three square-headed timber windows to north elevation of sacristy. Tudor-arch doorway in east wall of south transept, having tooled block-and-start surround, converted to window. Square-headed double-leaf timber battened doors to east and west sides of porch, with overlights. Square-headed timber battened door with overlight to south elevation of sacristy. Square-plan freestanding belfry to south of church, with pebbledashed and smooth rendered walls, and render cross to top, and with square-headed timber battened door to. Interior has plastered ceiling to A-frmaed roof, pointed arch to altar area, marble Stations of the Cross, and decoratively carved limestone stoup. Religious statues to nave. Carved wooden altar, reredos and tabernacle. Stained-glass windows refer to various dioceses. Rubble stone boundary wall to east of church. Two pairs of square-profile rendered piers with render capping, flanking double-leaf metal gates, one to south-east and one to north-east of building. Rubble stone boundary wall. Rendered steps with render retaining walls leading from site boundary to church.

• Kiltartan Gregory Museum, school, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey national school, dated 1892, facing south, and comprising two-bay main block, with two-bay slightly recessed block to east end, latter fronted by arcaded loggia. Now in use as museum. Terracotta slate roofs, pitched to main block, saltbox profile to recessed block, and hipped to loggia, having terracotta ridge tiles, detailed red brick chimneystacks, terracotta finial to west gable, gabled detail to east end gable, render copings, cast-iron rainwater goods and timber and red brick courses to eaves. Squared snecked rubble limestone walls with red brick block-and-start quoins, limestone plinth with red brick coping, and red brick and decorative terracotta impost course. Red tiles to upper part of east-facing gables. Inscribed limestone plaque to east gable above window openings. Loggia has walling similar to rest of building, but with arcade of three openings above sill level, flanked by square-plan red brick piers with chamfered corners, capitals and moulded brick archivolts, with stepped cut limestone buttress to south-east corner. Square-headed timber battened door to interior of west end of loggia. Segmental-headed open doorway to east end of loggia, segmental-headed doorway to rear of building, and segmental-headed windows throughout, paired to east gable, all openings except those to rear, having red brick label-mouldings, red brick block-and-start surrounds, and red brick sills. Rear openings have stone surrounds. Square-headed timber casement to interior of loggia with limestone sill. Timber casement windows, with metal bars, and replacement timber doors with limestone thresholds and plain overlights. Pair of square-plan tooled limestone piers with caps to wrought-iron pedestrian gate to road, set to rubble limestone boundary wall.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_765 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Kiltartan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway.

Name

Kiltartan · Cill Tartan

Area

404,138 m² (40.41 ha, 99.86 acres)

Civil parish

Kiltartan, and its townlands

Barony

Kiltartan

Electoral division

Kiltartan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kiltartan electoral division: 859 people in 290 households; 89% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyloughaun, Castletown, Coole Demesne, Corker

Placenames

Kiltartan on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.